2005 Chevrolet Silverado Fuel System Problems

Fuel fitting break and leak fuel everywhere I have had two of these trucks that have done this and it has made my animals sick

code po446 will not go away it is costing me a fortune to fix now i cant get it through inspection in delaware i dont have the funds to get a new vehicle

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle started to leak fuel and the brake line would leak causing the brakes to lose power whenever the brake pedal was depressed. The contact also stated that the fuel tank strap fractured due to rust causing the fuel tank to detach from the vehicle. The contact stated that the rear leaf spring fractured due to rust as well. The contact also stated that the entire sub-frame of the vehicle was rusted causing pieces of metal to fall off from the frame while driving. The brake warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the brake lines, fuel lines, the rear leaf shackle, and the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LUCAS CHEVROLET (4323, 101 S JAMES CAMPBELL BLVD, COLUMBIA, TN 38401, (931) 398-5092) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

THE REAR GAS TANK STRAP HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE FREE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY CAUSING RISK OF DRAGGING WHICH MAY RESULT IN FIRE/EXPLOSION. THIS CAUSED THE GAS TANK TO HANG DOWN ALMOST MAKING CONTACT WITH THE HIGHWAY. THE BROKEN STRAP IS ALSO BANGING AGAINST THE LOWERED TANK CAUSING RISK OF PUNCTURE.

WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND LETTING OFF THE GAS WHILE MAKING A TURN THE TRUCK STARTED SPEEDING BACK UP, BRAKING DID STOP THE TRUCK AND NO REVVING OCCURRED. AFTER BREAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND LETTING OF THE GAS THE TRUCK WOULD START MOVING FORWARD AS IF THE GAS IS BEING APPLIED-SPEEDING UP GRADUALLY. PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND SAME THING HAPPENED. TURNED TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON THE PROBLEM DID NOT PERSIST. *TR

I WAS ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY AND BEGAN TO BRAKE GOING DOWNHILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDEN "WENT TO THE FLOOR" (BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION). AFTER TAKING TRUCK TO MECHANIC, I LEARNED ALL MY BRAKE LINES WERE SERVERELY CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED - FUEL LINES AS WELL. REPAIRS TOTALED $2185. I OWNED SEVERAL OTHER MAKE PICKUPS, DRIVEN UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEM WITH EITHER BRAKE OR FUEL LINES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A QUARTER OF A TANK OF FUEL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND USED A FUEL CLEANER TREATMENT. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE TRUCK HAS 110K MILES ON THE DURAMAX / ALLISON DRIVE TRAIN. THE DIESEL FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS POWERTRAIN COMBINATION SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF 500K MILES WITHOUT PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THIS PUMP SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER NORMAL USE IN ONLY 110K MILES. NOTHING BUT EXCUSES AND OTHER NOT POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THE POOR ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING EXHIBITED IN THEIR PRODUCT. THEY SAID THE METHANOL WATER INJECTION SYSTEM CAUSED THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP TO FAIL. METHANOL (NON CAUSTIC FLUID) IS INJECTED AIR SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND DOES NOT MIX WITH THE INJECTED FUEL UNTIL THE ENGINE CYLINDER. THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP SUPPLIES FUEL TO THE INDIVIDUAL INJECTORS THAT THEN IN TURN SUPPLIES THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL TO THE CYLINDERS. IF THIS CONDITION WAS TO HAPPEN ON THE ROAD PULLING A TRAILER / HEAVY LOAD IN HILLS OR OTHER CONFINED ROADWAYS PEOPLE COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED BY THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL. GM BUSINESS PRACTICES ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO KILL AND HURT PEOPLE. *TR

FUEL LINES CORRODED AND RUSTED THOUGH AND LEAKING, POTENTIAL FOR VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. BRAKE LINES SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. CAN FAIL AT ANYTIME POTENTIALLY CAUSING VEHICLE CRASH, I HAVE A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WITH OVER 200,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ON THIS CAR ARE IN BETTER CONDITION THAN THIS TRUCK. *TR

THE REAR BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKING. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME WHERE IT BROKE AND IT APPEARED TO BE DUE TO CORROSION OF THE LINE. IT ALSO LOOKED LIKE THE FUEL LINE WAS SHOWING SIMILAR CORROSION. *TR

DRIVING BACK TO WORK FROM LUNCH ON BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION AT A RED LIGHT. PUT FLASHERS ON, LOWERED THE GEAR SELECTOR, AND USED COMBO OF MINIMAL BRAKE PEDAL AND E BRAKE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE PARKING LOT AT WORK. UPON INSPECTION, LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON DRIVER SIDE NEAR GAS TANK. LARGE LEAK IN HIGHLY CORRODED BRAKE LINE. ALL BRAKE LINES IN SIMILAR CONDITION AND ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED IN THE SHOP. TRANSMISSION LINES AND FUEL LINE ARE IN SIMILAR HIGHLY CORRODED CONDITION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALONG ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO MAINTAIN SPEED. THE TRUCK WENT INTO WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED "LIMP MODE", UNABLE TO MAKE ANY MORE THAN 10 MPH. I DISCOVERED THAT A PROBLEM COMMON TO THIS MAKE MODEL YEAR OCCURRED. THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE FUEL INJJECTOR (DIESEL) SHORTED TO INJECTOR #2 AND #7. THE COMPUTER SHUT DOWN THE FUEL TO THAT CYLINDER BANK AS A RESULT OF THE SHORT. THIS IS COMMONLY SPOKEN OF IN INTERNET BLOGS AND GM HAS A TSB FOR A REPAIR. IT IS TSB 05-06-04 047B (I BELIEVE). IT CALLS FOR REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS AS IT HAS BECOME WORN DUE TO IMPROPER ENGINEERING AND PLACEMENT. THE PARTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO PREVENT THIS. IT COSTS $576.00 TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME HAD THIS OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ANY SPEED, II COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSE ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE DIESEL FUEL TRAIL PULSE DAMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE FUEL TRAIL PULSE DAMPER AT A COST TO THE CONTACT. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

PREMATURE FUEL LINE FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION CAUSING SPILLAGE OF FUEL AND RISK OF FIRE. ALL UNDERBODY FUEL LINES EXCESSIVELY CORRODED AND DEVELOPED LEAKS WITH FUEL SPILLING ON HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM PARTS. *TR

FUEL LINES, SENDING UNIT AND FUEL HOSES CORROSION CAUSING DIESEL FUEL TO LEAK. *TR

FUEL EVAP SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING NOT ALLOWING FUEL SYSTEM TO VENT THUS MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE. THIS ALSO RESULTS IN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO OCCUR. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND A BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM: DTC P0446 (RESTRICTED/BLOCKED EVAP VENT PATH) SET, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON (REPLACE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION (EVAP) VENT VALVE SOLENOID ASSEMBLY AND ADD/RELOCATE FILTER BOX USING SERVICE KIT). THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON AND RECURRING ISSUE AND THE REPAIR IS TO NOT ONLY REPLACE THE PART, BUT CHANGE THE EXISTING DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL WHERE THE MANUFACTURER FIXES THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS OBVIOUSLY AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM? I HAVE READ MANY BLOGS THAT INCLUDE ALMOST NEW VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT CRANK ,WOULD NOT CRANK HAD TO KEEP PUMPING GAS PEDDLE WHEN IT DID CRANK I HAD TO KEEP PUMPING GAS PEDAL TO KEEP CRANKED ,CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE IT WAS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING REALLY BAD THEN IT BACK FIRED HARD AND I MADE IT HOME THEN IT WOULD NOT CRANK I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY SWITCH,IT RAN FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. THEN IT WOULD NOT CRANK,PULLED OUT RELAY SWITCH AND PUT IT BACK IN AND IT WILL CRANK FOR 2 OR 3 TIMES,THEN IT WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT CRANK AGAIN. *TR

SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAGE SHOW FAULTY INDICATIONS, OFTEN NOT SHOWING ANYTHING AT ALL. *TT

WE HAVE BEEN DEALING OUR CHEVY TRUCK NOT STARTING FOR UP TO 3 YEARS NOW. IT WAS TAKEN TO PILES CHEVOLET IN DRY RIDGE, KY. THEY SAID IT WAS THE STARTER, IT WAS REPLACED, FOR A SMALL FEE OF $550.00 BUT WE WERE NOT ALLOYED TO SEE THE OLD ONE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, AND CONTINUED. AAA WAS CALLED MUILTIPULE TIMES. A RETUALE OF HITTING THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUME, RUNNING THE GEAR SHIFT UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES, IT MAY START. ANOTHER TRIP WAS MADE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA, IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. WITH A COST OF OVER $800.00. JUST TO TURN AROUND A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING. A CALL WAS MADE TO THEM, WELL YOU HAVE TO BRING IT BACK IN, BUT IT WANT START. GIVE ME A BREAK. WEEKS PASSED. FINNALY AT THE END OF OUR ROPE. WE RETURNED TO THAT DEALERSHIP. JUST TO BE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. MANY APPOINTMENTS, CLASSES AND JUST SPECIAL THINGS WERE MISSED BECAUSE THE TRUCK JUST WOULDN'T START. EACH TIME AAA WAS CALLED THEY WOULD SAY "IT IS NOT THE STARTER". TUESDAY JUNE 23RD A JOB INTERVEIW WAS A REAL PROBLEM, THE TRUCK WOULDN'T START. A FAMILY MEMBER WAS CALLED WHICH CAUSED THEM A PROBLEM. MY WIFE FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND WENT STRAIGHT TO PILES AGAIN FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT, JUST TO BE TOLD I'M SO SORRY WE CAN'T DO THAT. ONE SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS I STARTED IT AFTER 55 MINUTES OF AGONY THE TRUCK WAS STARTED WITHOUT PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS MEANING IF A CHILD OR ANYONE COULD NOT REACH THE PETALS COULD POSSIBILY START THE VEHICAL. I HAS BEEN "PASS THE BUCK SO MUCH" IT'S MIND BOGGELING. OUR NERVES ARE JUST PASSED ALL THIS. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A COMPANY PROBLEM THAT WE CAN'T GET ANSWERS FOR. THIS JUST LIVE WITH IT "ATTITUDE" IS TOO MUCH!!!.